Menstrual Hygiene: Nearly 700,000 Women and Girls Face a “Silent Emergency” in Gaza
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Photo: © UNRWA It takes 10.4 million compresses a month for the 700,000 women and girls facing this emergency, which increases the risk of infection. “It’s not just a shortage of supplies, but a real crisis of health, dignity and protection,” deplores the UN Office of Humanitarian Affairs. Geneva, Switzerland.- As Palestinians in Gaza continue to sink more and more “into the abyss,” nearly 700,000 women and girls face a “silent emergency of mens…
UNITED NATIONS – As Palestinians in Gaza sink more and more “into the abyss,” nearly 700,000 women and girls face a “silent emergency of menstrual hygiene,” with serious consequences for their health, protection, dignity and human rights, have highlighted United Nations agencies. The Office for Coordination of [...] This article Women suffer from a silent emergency in Gaza was originally published on IPS News Agency
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and the UN agency for sexual and reproductive health (UNFPA) estimate that 10.4 million sanitary pads are needed each month in Gaza. However, three months after the start of the total Israeli blockade of aid, stocks of sanitary products […]
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